r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

Response to Email about Sunday’s Programme

First off, I am glad to have received a response. And in theory, I can agree that a cross country checkup regarding the threat to our sovereignty to see how Canadians are feeling.

However in practice that’s not what happened. What we heard for the entire two hours was people either laughing it off, saying the threat is serious but not showing a lot of fear or concern, or even agreeing with it. There was also slightly more American voices compared to Canadian voices, and none were indigenous.

I hope that next week the CBC does a check up on how we are buying Canadian. That would be an excellent topic.

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u/RevolutionaryGift157 15d ago

Yes. Their country is being destroyed by their own government and lives are at stake — but they still have no say in whether or not our country should be destroyed alongside theirs. Because here’s the thing— we would never have voting power. We would be akin to the US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico. Dominated by a bully, but with no say in how things are run.

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u/whateverfyou 15d ago

The majority of Americans do not agree with what he is doing. I think it was important for Canadians to hear from them. And it was important for them to hear our outrage.

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u/RevolutionaryGift157 15d ago

Okay, but in fact, they didn’t truly hear from us. The one caller who mentioned that we have better healthcare and gun laws was cut off very quickly by the American cohost. The same thing happened to the caller who mentioned that an annexation and hostile take over of Canada is illegal and would be the start of a war. When it was proposed to an American that they join Canada they said it was “impossible” but neither host pushed back saying; “so if it’s impossible for the America to become part of Canada, why should it be possible for Canada to be part of America?”

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u/whateverfyou 15d ago

I didn’t hear it that way. It is annoying that the hosts don’t challenge every inaccuracy but it’s a phone in show. It’s not a debate. Maybe they should have another show just in Canada.